About Risky Plugins
Extension security analysis for modern development teams
🛡️ Extension Security & Supply Chain Risk Analysis Platform
Risky Plugins is the first comprehensive platform designed specifically for extension ecosystem security. We continuously monitor, analyze, and assess security risks across all major extension marketplaces, providing unprecedented visibility into supply chain vulnerabilities and malicious behavior patterns.
🌍 Multi-Platform Coverage
🌐
Chrome Web Store
Browser extensions
🦊
Firefox Add-ons
Browser extensions
💻
VS Code Marketplace
Editor extensions
🔌
OpenVSX Registry
Open editor extensions
📊
Microsoft 365
Office apps and add-ins
📈 Platform Statistics
400K+
Extensions Monitored
Across all platforms
50K+
Daily Scans
New and updated extensions
< 2h
Threat Detection Time
Average response time
99.7%
Detection Accuracy
Minimal false positives
✨ Key Features
🔍 Deep Security Analysis
- • Secret detection (API keys, tokens, credentials)
- • YARA-based malware scanning
- • Static code analysis & vulnerability identification
- • Permission risk assessment
- • Dependency mapping
📊 Historical Risk Intelligence
- • Version timeline tracking
- • Risk trend analysis
- • Developer behavior patterns
- • Supply chain evolution visualization
🕸️ Supply Chain Risk Assessment
- • Developer relationship mapping
- • Cross-platform analysis
- • Dependency graph visualization
- • Compromise detection & early warning
🚨 Real-Time Monitoring
- • New extension detection
- • Update notifications & alerts
- • Risk score change monitoring
- • Threat intelligence integration
🚦 Current Status: Beta
Risky Plugins is currently in public beta. We're actively adding features and improving our analysis capabilities.
✅ What's Working:
- • Full extension scanning across all platforms
- • Web interface and search functionality
- • Basic API endpoints
- • Historical data collection
🔄 Coming Soon:
- • Browser extension for real-time warnings
- • Advanced notification system
- • Enterprise SSO integration
- • Machine learning risk scoring
🔧 Technical Highlights
Architecture
- • Distributed Processing with NATS messaging
- • Real-time Analysis Pipeline
- • Graph Database for relationship mapping
- • Machine Learning for anomaly detection
Security Scanning Engines
- • TruffleHog - Advanced secret detection
- • YARA Rules - Malware pattern matching
- • Horusec - Static code analysis
- • Custom Analyzers - Platform-specific checks
Data Sources
- • Direct marketplace API integration
- • Extension package analysis
- • Developer metadata collection
- • Threat intelligence feeds
🛡️ Trust & Security
Privacy First
- • No Extension Code Storage - We analyze but don't retain source code
- • Anonymized Analytics - Personal usage data is never tracked
- • GDPR Compliant - Full compliance with data protection regulations
Transparency
- • Open Source Components - Core analysis engines are open source
- • Public Threat Intelligence - Security findings shared with the community
- • Regular Security Audits - Third-party security assessments
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